Sturgis boys track team takes first at Loy Norrix

The Sturgis Trojan boys took first, while the girls finished eighth at the Don Lukens Invitational Friday at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix.

The teams also combined to win the co-ed title.

“This was a great team win,” Trojan boys coach Ken Mills said.

Finishing strong for the Trojans was Daniel Steele taking first in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:02.00.

The Trojans captured second in three relay races. In the 3200-meter relay, the team of Shawn Bell, Grant Brown, Trever Sprowls and Steele crossed the line in 8:44.92.

Justin Bowdish, Martin Calvillo, Brown, and Steele combined for second in the 1600 meter relay with time of 3:45.70, while Matt Philips, Elton Rains, Alex Humphreys, and Max Maher clocked a :46.41 in the 400 meter relay for their second place finish.

Luke Summey earned two individual second place finishes.

In the discus he threw 129-1, while throwing 43-9.5 in the shot put.

He also finished third in the 300-meter hurdles clocking :44.87.

Teammate Clinton Andrews finished next in the race with a time of :45.07.

Andrews also picked up a third place finish in the 110-meter hurdles.

His time was :16.83.

Also finishing third was Bell in the 1600-meter run with a time of 4:48.00 while Philips threw 42-4 in the shot put for third.

Nicolette Nelson took second in the discus with a toss of 99-11 and also finished in the shot put with a throw of 32-2.

Peyton Boughton earned a second place finish in the 3200-meter run crossing the line with a time of 12:15.00, while Maria Stoddard also took second in the pole vault leaping 8-0.